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30 Cards in this Set
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ACTH
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andrenocorticotropic hormone
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ADH
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antidiuretic hormone
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BMR
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Basal Metabolic Rate
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Ca
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Calcium
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DI
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diabetes insipidus
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DM
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diabetes mellitus
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FBS
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Fasting blood sugar
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FSH
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follicel stimulating hormone
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GH
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growth hormone
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GTT
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glucose tolerance test
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HDL
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high density lipoprotein
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IDDM
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insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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K
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potassium
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LH
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luteinizing hormone
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LTH
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lactogenic hormone
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Na
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Sodium
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NIDDM
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non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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OT
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oxytocin
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PBI
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protein bound iodine
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PTH
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parathyroid hormone
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RAI
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radioactive iodine
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RAIU
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radioactive iodine uptake
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T3
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Triiodothyronine
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T4
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thyroxine
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TFT
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Thyroid functioning test
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TSH
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Thyroid stimulating hormone
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VLDL
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very low density lipoprotein
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pancreatitis
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an acute or chronic destructive inflammatory condition of the pancreas
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viriism
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develop. of the male secondary sex characteristics in the female due to the excessive secretion of andrenocortical androgens from the adrenal cortex
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Cushing's Syndrome
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a condition in the adrenal gland which there is a cluster of symptoms occuring as a result of an excessive amount of cortisol or ACTH circulating in the blood. Obesity, moon face, hypertension, weakness, poor wound healing, low potassium.
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